Branislav Novaković

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Branislav Novaković

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|12|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Novi Kneževac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Obilić Novi Kneževac

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Vojvodina

| years1 = 1977–1986

| clubs1 = Vojvodina

| caps1 = 153

| goals1 = 29

| years2 = 1979

| clubs2 = → Spartak Subotica (loan)

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 1986

| clubs3 = Spartak Subotica

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1987–1989

| clubs4 = Vrbas

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 2

| totalcaps = 209

| totalgoals = 40

| manageryears1 = 2001

| managerclubs1 = Vojvodina (caretaker)

| manageryears2 = 2004

| managerclubs2 = Železnik (caretaker)

}}

Branislav Novaković ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Бранислав Новаковић}}; born 14 December 1958) is a Serbian football manager and former player.{{Cite web | url=https://www.fkvojvodina.rs/brane-novakovic-stvaralac-iz-senke/ | title=BRANE NOVAKOVIĆ, STVARALAC IZ SENKE | language=sr | publisher=fkvojvodina.rs | date=15 November 2012 | access-date=18 February 2020}}

Playing career

Novaković came through the youth system of Vojvodina, making his Yugoslav First League debut in the 1977–78 season. He amassed over 150 appearances in the top flight, before the club suffered relegation to the Yugoslav Second League in 1986. Later on, Novaković played for Vrbas in the Yugoslav Inter-Republic League.{{Cite web | url=http://fkvrbas.weebly.com/fk-vrbas-statistika-odigranih-utakmica-i-datih-golova-za-sezone-1969-2007.html | title=Statistika odigranih prvenstvenih utakmica i datih golova za FK Vrbas 1969-2007 | language=sr | publisher=fkvrbas.weebly.com | access-date=18 February 2020}}

Managerial career

In late 2004, Novaković briefly served as manager of Železnik, having previously been assistant to Mile Tomić.{{Cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01a3-0f845e2c1466-51a769599d1d-1000--zeta-taking-the-plaudits/ | title=Zeta taking the plaudits | publisher=UEFA | date=4 November 2004 | access-date=18 February 2020}}